A study of a wide range of Protestant congregations, she reported, found that 55percentt of them, "slightly more among conservatives, slightly less among liberals," considered themselves "strong standard-bearers of their denominational tradition".
Although it was officially non-denominational, Normanhurst maintained strong links with St John's.
Our long-time ally, California Council of Churches IMPACT, is equally outraged by the presumption that their denominational partners, 6.5 million strong, are not "the right kind" of Christian.
Because on one side of the river was the white community and the other side was the black community, and I realized that the denominational borders were less strong than the river that divided the city in these two parts.
Perhaps because it has no single denominational structure, no clear leadership, and a stronger presence among less-educated Americans and people of color, the prosperity movement has often been treated as marginal.
The collective body of Black Churches still represents the strongest block of Black voters whether it's a denominational Church, an evangelical one or a mega Church.
The same poll also found that religious conservatism, whether measured by denominational affiliation or degree of religiosity, was the strongest correlate of evolution denial.
Now, the Vatican is stepping into the political controversy surrounding climate change by endorsing a study commissioned by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Vatican's non-denominational scientific arm, which makes the case for a strong policy response to the risks posed by the accumulation of greenhouse-gas emissions in the atmosphere.
Over the past seven years more than 2.6m American men have been to their gatherings (usually held in football stadiums) and have pledged to build strong marriages, practise moral, ethical and sexual purity, and reach beyond "racial and denominational barriers".
panel has upheld the denominational leader's refusal to call a special meeting where conservatives wanted to push for stronger enforcement of a ban on gay clergy.
